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- Title
TB in Vulnerable Populations: The Case of an Indigenous Community in the Peruvian Amazon.
- Authors
GIANELLA, CAMILA; UGARTE-GIL, CÉSAR; CARO, GODOFREDO; AYLAS, RULA; CASTRO, CÉSAR; LEMA, CLAUDIA
- Abstract
This article analyzes the factors associated with vulnerability of the Ashaninka, the most populous indigenous Peruvian Amazonian people, to tuberculosis (TB). By applying a human rights-based analytical framework that assesses public policy against human rights standards and principles, and by offering a step-by-step framework for a full assessment of compliance, it provides evidence of the relationship between the incidence of TB among the Ashaninka and Peru's poor level of compliance with its human rights obligations. The article argues that one of the main reasons for the historical vulnerability of the Ashaninka to diseases such as TB is a lack of political will on the part of the national government to increase public health spending, ensure that resources reach the most vulnerable population, and adopt and invest in a culturally appropriate health system.
- Subjects
PERU; SOUTH America; TUBERCULOSIS prevention; TUBERCULOSIS epidemiology; INDIGENOUS peoples of Peru; CULTURE; HEALTH care rationing; HEALTH services accessibility; HUMAN rights; MEDICAL care costs; HEALTH policy; PUBLIC health; HEALTH &; social status
- Publication
Health & Human Rights: An International Journal, 2016, Vol 18, Issue 1, p55
- ISSN
1079-0969
- Publication type
Article